Todd Rundgren - A Cappella (1985)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Side one
"Blue Orpheus" – 5:02
"Johnee Jingo" – 3:51
"Pretending to Care" – 3:40
"Hodja" – 3:25
"Lost Horizon" – 4:57
Side two
"Something to Fall Back On" – 4:13
"Miracle in the Bazaar" – 4:12
"Lockjaw" – 4:01
"Honest Work" – 2:40
"Mighty Love" (Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons) – 3:41
Todd Rundgren Band Members / Musicians
British Asian musician Kindness sampled Pretending to Care on their song Cry Everything on their 2019 album Something Like a War.
American singer Jennifer Warnes covered "Pretending to Care" on her 1992 album The Hunter, which reached No. 13 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The song was also covered by Australian singer Daryl Braithwaite on his 1988 album Edge. Both versions featured traditional instrumentation. Singer (and Manhattan Transfer member) Janis Siegel also recorded the song for her 1989 album Short Stories, a collaboration with pianist Fred Hersch.
Guitarist Paul Gilbert covered "Blue Orpheus" on his 2010 album Fuzz Universe.
"Honest Work" has been covered by several Irish vocal acts, including Beyond the Pale, Cloudstreet, Pat Sheridan, and Maddy Prior.
"Hodja" was performed on the first season of the television series, Full House, and was sung by Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos), along with his group of friends, The Rippers.
"Johnee Jingo" has been sampled on hip-hop songs "Drinks Up!" by Madlib and "Earl Flinn" by Slum Village, from the albums WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip and Villa Manifesto respectively.
A Cappella is a 1985 album by Todd Rundgren. The album is one of Rundgren's most unusual in that every sound is the product of the artist's voice. Rundgren employed overdubbing techniques and an E-mu Emulator (an early sampler), electronically manipulating the sound of his voice to mimic conventional rock instruments, handclaps, and other sounds.[4] This approach to music making was later explored by artists such as Mike Patton and Björk.
